emts sydney marshall and tom shriver were tending to patients. for unknown reasons the driver of a pickup truck lost control and struck the toyota with tremendous force. the two other members of the crew saw it happen. and with what a superior described as consummate professionalism despite their shock and horror began assisting the injured, which now included two of their own. hospitalized with serious injuries including broken bones, internal injuries and numerous deep gashes marshall and shriver discovered a second family. >> it's kind of forced us together with this common experience. it's not an experience any of us wanted to have. >> reporter: sidney celebrated her 20th bitter day in the hospital. >> i didn't want to be sidney college student, that's just boring. i have a passion for helping people and i wanted to do that for the glen echo community. >> i was originally going to medical school and i actually like this so much that i'm trying to go career right now in a fire department around here. >>> recently all four of them attended a ce

last night, sydney marshall and tom schreib event r returned to work. they were helping the victims of a toyota that crashed when a pickup truck lost control and injured the emts. two other technicians jumped into action and they say the crash has helped them forge a new bond. >> like that is just boring. i have a passion for helping people and i wanted to do that for the community. >> i was originally going to medical school and i actually -- i like this so much that i'm trying to go career right now in a fire department around here. >> we wish them the best. it's hard work and we appreciate the fact that you do it. they recognized at a sayrceremony earlier this month. >> the battle of appomattox will be reenacted. it happened exactly 150 years ago. it was the same day confederate general robert e. lee surrendered to grant. actors will recreate the battle there. you can download the nbc washington app to watch the special commemoration ceremony starting at 11:00 a.m.. >> big moment in history and commemorations happening the next week or so. next week

last night sydney marshall and tom describeschrieber returned to work after recovering from injuries. they were helping victims in the toyota when a pickup truck lost control and hit the toyota and injured the emts. two other technicians from glenn echo junchmped in to action and they say they have forged a new bond. >> i didn't want to be sydney college student. that's boring. i have a passion for helping people and i wanted to do that it for the glen echo community. >> i was originally going to medical school and i actually -- i like this so much that i'm trying to go career right now in a fire department around here. >> marshall and schrieber were recognized at a ceremony earlier this month. >>> many of are you welcoming a crackdown on the sale of illegal drugs. the d.c. attorney says he's cracking down on convenience stores illegally selling those synthetic drugs. half a dozen complaints have already been filed against stores in the petworth area. city officials told news 4 the stores are only selling synthetic drugs and marketing them to young people, as well. they have been ille

marshal. the agency is currently reviewing the incident. a revealing statement. >>> some of the worst storms in a century are battering sydney, australia. a 100 people trapped in their homes. other homes just swept away. look at this video. the body of a woman was found this morning after she was swept from her car. hundreds of people had to evacuate because of the flooding. a cruise ship trapped at sea because sydney's dock was shutdown has finally reached the shore. passengers so sea sick they couldn't leave their cabin. you almost get sea sick watching the video. >>> ahead for us "at this hour," nobody puts dr. oz in the corner. wait until you see how he's firing back at a group of physicians calling on him to resign from columbia university. >>> a diplomatic chess match in the middle east with lives at stake. a common denominator, iran. developments complicating the complex relationship there. what's the next move? that is next. have you touched the stuff?. it's evil. and ladders... awwwwwww!!!!! they have all those warnings on them. might as well say, "you're going to die, jeff". you hired someone to clean the gutters? not just som

sydney. the port was closed for safety reasons. >> an incident involving a u.s. marshaln. he was caught on camera, grabbing, smashing and kicking a woman's cell phone in southern california. she was recording a group of officers and may have been taunting them. >> and ben affleck says he was embarrassed by one of his ancestors but now regrets asking the man not be mentioned during a television program. the show's host says the final decision was his, not affleck's. some of our top stories on this wednesday, april 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. >> and here is the question we start with this half hour. is it going to be life in prison or death for convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev? >> the penalty phase of this trial is under way. it got off to an emotional start yesterday. abc's marci gonzalez is in boston. >> reporter: unconcerned and unrepentant. the prosecution starting the penalty phase of bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev's trial with that description and a never before seen image of him giving the